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He argued that the department was following a similar playbook from past scandals: protect senior-level officials “while vilifying lower-ranking employees, and then move on.”

Actor Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas in the film, defended Lively and said in a post on Instagram that people had been "vilifying" the women involved in the film online.

"And neither of us were interested in simply vilifying or demonising these people. Your job as an actor is to leave your judgement at the door."

Neither of us are interested in judging or demonizing or vilifying these people.

As “silly” as that "law" may be, Hitler remains the ultimate go-to example for vilifying an opponent.